XML External Entity injection in Spring Framework - CVE-2014-0225
Published: April 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88946
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0225
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration when processing user provided XML documents. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Affected software
Spring Framework
MobileFirst Platform
MobileFirst Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0225
Install updates from vendor's website.
MobileFirst Platform - update to 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF202301121031